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Big Poppa
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I wonder if Ts get a lot of ex-patients wandering up and down their streets like zombies, or camped out nearby with binoculars.
And if so, what do they do about it? __________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby! |
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I got paranoid walking past my ts building a month or so ago when i got a haircut near there. But i wouldnt say i was stalking him, exactly...
Not sure how many ts are back to their offices yet? We have a bazillion ts swarming the town and gown area usually. Stalking them at a coffee shop would have been pretty easy in the before times, when you would sit elbow to elbow and stocking feet to the fireplace with complete strangers at Starbucks. |
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Big Poppa
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CE, are you trying to tell us something?
I can’t imagine it’s super-common. But I imagine they either ignore it, or approach the client, or call the police if it seems serious. |
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Big Poppa
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Not me, but there are hints of it on the forum, and once I saw someone walking up and down outside Madame T's house taking photos. I told Madame T and she seemed completely unconcerned. Either this was a regular visitor she knew about, or she was wearing her usual mask. And no, definitely not a realtor!
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I wouldn't say I have stalked my T, but yes, there were times when I used to sit outside her house. Occasional times. Maybe some would call it stalking. I was hurting. A lot. I told her about it and we talked about it. Like all things. We talked about it and tried to uncover the hurt. In the end we did uncover the hurt, and we found ways to build a life up so that the hurt and the hole wasn't so big anymore.
She was gracious about it, no matter what she felt or thought on the inside. She appreciated me being honest about it and this facilitated learning and growth. Had she berated me for it then it would have derailed the therapy, not just about this matter, but the trust would have been broken. I wouldn't have felt able to talk to her about a lot of other things either. Now I am an ex patient (I think, I am still not sure what is going on there) I have sure been tempted again. I wanted to go on Tuesday, but I didn't. After our last session where she basically just quit half way through the session I couldn't leave afterwards. Firstly, I wasn't in a fit state to drive. Secondly, I simply couldn't bring myself to leave. There was too much left unanswered, unsaid, unfinished. I just couldn't process what was going on so I just sat on the grass outside her house. She had a few options. Ignore me and hope I went away. Call the police and have me arrested for stalking. Come and talk to me. Thankfully she chose the latter. 10 minutes on the grass (actually I have no idea how long it was I was very spaced out and the situation was so bizarre) and I felt able to leave. She understood. I think. I wonder how often it happens though? |
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I think if I ‘stalked’ my T in any way, he would terminate therapy as it’s a violation of boundaries.
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In the UK, there is no legal definition of stalking but it is a crime which is characterised by at least two reckless behaviours which are intended to cause harm, fear or alarm. Sitting outside your therapist's house isn't stalking, neither is walking past your therapist's house, and neither is googling them, or any of the other everyday behaviours which clients exhibit when they are seeking connection with their therapist. Therapists might feel uncomfortable about some of these behaviours (others might accept them), but the client is not a criminal in these instances.
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Common in a self-selected internet population =/= common among all therapy clients.
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This is still not criminal behaviour and, in itself, does not qualify as stalking. It might be intrusive or unsavoury (especially to the family members and even to the client themselves), but Googling people is not criminal.
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haha great question.
After my long term therapist's death I drove by and walked by her previous home quite a bit. At one point I saw her in her home office. She had moved month before her death. It was my way of feeling connected to her after the loss and she lived within a mile of my home and in a nice residental area. __________________ |
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Also how easily broken into are English flats? I swear almost every episode of Wire a murderer had gained access while the owner was out. |
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__________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing." |
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I think when family members are involved by the “stalking” client, that’s when things can get uncomfortable for the therapist. Quote:
Also, the personal responsibility may apply to what individuals post online, particularly on social media, but we no longer control what others post about us. For instance, I'm a state employee, so anyone could find my salary online since they're public knowledge. I have no control over that. People can find out quite a lot about someone online when that person actually has nothing to do with that information. I'm really asking, what responsibility does the client bear over "stalking" behaviors? None? Some? If some, where exactly does that responsibility lie? Doing it, not doing it, stopping when asked, exploring it in therapy, what? Last edited by atisketatasket; Jul 28, 2021 at 10:25 AM.. |
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Legally, sure. Morally, no. Or if I don’t commit a crime, but I do something else questionable, it’s not a problem if no one finds out and I never tell anyone? ETA: again, not calling Google stalking a crime. |
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